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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1930
Page
4
A reflection from Chronicles 14 6 noting that Judah enjoyed rest with no war during King Abijah's years as the Lord granted peace. The saying Rest is sweet after strife attributed to Lord Lytton frames the verse.
The Piedmont and Northern railroad directors vote to proceed with building extensions from Greenwood to Spartanburg and Gastonia to Winston-Salem, aiming to test ICC jurisdiction after a Supreme Court ruling. If blocked, the case heads to court. steam roads oppose expansion of the electric system.
Josephus Daniels argues President Hoover should appoint a southern Democrat to replace Justice Sanford on the U S Supreme Court. He notes seven to two before Sanford's death and stresses regional representation and bipartisanship as federal circles seek prudent balance in government.
The article argues about whether the Supreme Court should be insulated from politics or reflect political minority representation. It notes lifetime appointments allow presidential choice free of party bias, while acknowledging past justices resigning to run for office may test the assumption of nonpartisanship.
The fire chief laments false alarms as a costly, dangerous nuisance. He urges trapping the guilty to deter prank calls, noting the danger to firefighting equipment and potential crashes from fast response. A $50 reward is offered for those responsible.
Jim Hurley of the Salisbury Post promotes North Carolina Piedmont travel to Florida winter visitors. The Lakeland Ledger editor and Sam H. Farabee defend Hurley's interview, praising Salisbury area highways, mountain scenery, and Revolutionary history as must see for motorists.
Bruce Catton writes about a modest business that lasted half a century before closing its doors Its main office sits on a side street away from the busy district The shop displays leather goods harness curious devices brief cases and straps in a modest unremarkable setting
A nostalgic meditation on how roll-top desks and old-fashioned firms symbolize a changing American business world. The piece contrasts conservatism with speed, cites legal and cultural touchpoints, and ends with a whimsical note about a cow milked from an airplane, pondering what the cow might have thought.
A concise remark notes aptitude with bullish strategy without being on the stock exchange, implying practical skill and market intuition can prevail outside formal trading floors. It underscores self-taught or independent mastery in financial markets.
A remark notes the drive for cheaper cigars and a critique of the Mediterranean fruit fly as a publicity stunt. The lines suggest satirical commentary on public affairs and marketing tactics.
The London disarmament conference appears to encourage each country to amass cruisers while seeking consent from others, signaling a race for naval strength under diplomatic oversight.
The quote recalls General Smuts asking how he could face St Peter without seeing America and remarks that he should tell this to his fellow countryman George Bernard Shaw. The remark underscores Smuts’ travel curiosity and a light jab at Shaw.
State Geologist H. J. Bryson reports Haywood county hosts rich lead, zinc and copper deposits with ore samples around 50 percent metal. Negotiations with United States Smelting for large tract purchases proceed as other firms eye mineral lands and potential smelting plants. Interest grows across western North Carolina, with vermiculite and clay deposits also promising.
R B House executive secretary to the UNC president spoke at a Sheraton luncheon urging NC to avoid loss of civic confidence. He warned against seeking outside panaceas and urged institutions to support democracy and human welfare. Prof. R W McDonald attended, C H Marriner won attendance prize.
Thomas EB Cooper former president of the Commercial National Bank of Wilmington announces his candidacy for sheriff of New Hanover County. He seeks the Democratic nomination in June. His federal sentence was reduced from three years to 32 months and a county sentence from eight years to 14 months.
Greensboro firemen answered 128 calls in February, the most in city history, with grass fires totaling 79. Damage from blazes amounted to about 8000 dollars.
Uncle Sam jokes about Babe Ruth salary and tax cut. Navy swimmer Claude Walters dies from a fall at a boat house roof. In Florence Arizona someone stole Calvin Coolidge era peace pipe from a dedication ceremony. An Arizona pageant group offers a 25 reward for the pipe theft.
Two Philadelphia youths in tuxedos were found aboard the transatlantic liner Vulvania without tickets. William H. Gardiner and a man named Samuel were discovered in a seven room suite. the captain ordered they be put to work as stowaways.
A swarm of locusts halted a railroad at Tizza, Tetuán, for two hours as wheels spun uselessly. The train finally moved only after the insects dispersed. In New York, Raymond L. Ditmars, zoo curator, installed devices in an ant hill to make a sound film.
In Bath Maine work on J P Morgan's yacht Corsair advances. The ship will be 3 080 tons and 343 feet long with a price tag exceeding 2 500 000 dollars. The New Waldorf Astoria in New York plans a 900 foot private driveway and 18 000 square feet on ground floor for car parking.
Dr. John W. MacConnell of Davidson College and North Carolina was elected vice president of the National Council on Medical Registration and Licensure at a Chicago meeting. President is Dr. Harold Rypins of New York. MacConnell, wounded in World War I, is undergoing treatment at the Diagnostis hospital in Washington, D. C.
Dr. Harry W. Chase president of the University of North Carolina returned from a New York business trip and attended a farewell banquet at the Metropolitan Club in honor of John Motley Morehead recently appointed minister to Sweden. The event hosted by Rufus Patterson and George Gordon Battle drew 60 guests.
F. J. Sizemore announced the Piedmont North Carolina motorcade to Miami will start in Charlotte on Saturday morning March 22 at 10 o'clock. The date follows AAA maps ready March 20. The trip aims to regain lost tourist traffic and trade for the region.
High Point scouts Collier Ellis and James Montgomery earned Eagle badges at the court of honor held last night at Wesley Memorial church. Also recognized were 19 other scouts including I Clarke Johnson Joseph Hamlin Richard Meisky Richard Retten Claude Smith Wendell Dunbar James Montgomery Thomas Jones Richard Meisky and James Stewart who received second class badges.
J Keiffer of Germantown Pennsylvania a student at Lenoir Rhyne was suspended after an alleged knife attack on a fellow student. A petition circulated among Wake Forest medical school students to elect Dr Thurman D Kitchin as president. Mrs Dre Bell Woodell sues J O Crawford for 10000 alleging defamatory remarks about her character. Ed gar Knight of Unity section is hospitalized with a gunshot wound from a personal safety incident. Officers seek the bootlegger who sold poison liquor responsible for Kermit Hedgecock s death.
Relatives in Inxton Salem report the death of J. R. Bolling in an Arkansas crash near Nashville while he was riding a motorcycle en route to California.
Paul Green presented a reading of his one act play The Potter's Field at the Playmakers Theater in Chapel Hill on Sunday night. He called the work symphonesque and announced it will be produced in New York next season by Sidney Ross.
The White House stands as the first public building erected in Washington District of Columbia. It marks the early national architectural core and symbol of the capital.
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